Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient
by 323 on Monday January 10, 2022 @05:58PM
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Just removing some sugars can't possibly work, since the pig heart will lack correct MHC class I molecules, which will make it a target. So the patient will need permanent immune-suppression.
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Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient
by mhalle on Monday January 10, 2022 @09:41PM
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Plenty of transplant recipients from deceased or living human donors are on permanent immunosuppression. Depending on the organ and the person, day-to-day life can be almost completely normal. Source: I am a liver transplant recipient.